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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN73554751
ISRCTN73554751CompletedNot Applicable

A feasibility study for a randomised controlled trial to measure the impact of frenotomy in breastfed infants with tongue tie

Southmead Hospital (UK)0 sites100 target enrollmentStarted: October 20, 2011Last updated:

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
100

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1. Term born infants with a functionally significant tongue tie (Hazelbaker Assessment Tool for Lingual Frenulum Function [HATLFF] score between 6-12) with breast feeding difficulties (LATCH score <-8)
  • 2. Male and female participants
  • 3. Upper Age Limit is 14 days

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1. Preterm infants
  • 2. Infants with serious congenital anomalies
  • 3. Infants who have lost >10% of their birth weight unless found to be well enough after checking by a neonatologist
  • 4. Infants with a HATLFF score of <6, and those over 2 weeks old will be excluded from the study
  • 5. Mothers who do not want their baby to have surgery
  • 6. Babies that have not received vitamin K soon after birth, unless the mother agrees to an injection of vitamin K one hour before entering the trial

Investigators

Sponsor
Southmead Hospital (UK)

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